Before you add LTI links to your courses, make sure you have (or your Canvas admin has) set up a Developer Key and External App for Credo InfoLit , as described here: Developer Key and External App set up
These instructions describe two different ways to add an LTI link to a Canvas course: as an Assignment or as an external tool URL within a Module.
Graded Content (Pre and Post Test and Quizzes)
Graded content should be added as an Assignment. Adding the LTI link as an assignment will create a gradebook column for this item. This option should be used with test and quiz links so that the students' scores sync directly to the Canvas gradebook. An Assignment can then be added to a Module if desired.
Ungraded Content (Tutorials and Videos)
Ungraded content should be added as an external tool URL within a Module. Adding the LTI link directly to a Module as an external tool URL will not create a gradebook column. This option should be used with video and tutorial links, since these content types are ungraded and will not pass a grade back to your LMS.
Please note, ungraded content should NOT be added as an assignment - since this will create a gradebook column, but no grade will be passed back when the student completes it. If you wish to make an ungraded content item graded you will need to change the grading settings in Studio.
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Adding an LTI Assignment to a course - graded content
Note: This option should be used for graded content (tests and quizzes) only. See here for adding links for ungraded content.
Step 1: Go to the course and click into the "Assignments" page, then click the "+ Assignment" button to create a new assignment.
Step 2: In the new assignment settings complete the following:
Name: Give the assignment a name of your choosing (e.g. the name of the Quiz or Test)
Points: Assign a point value. Credo's scoring uses one point per question:
Quizzes: 5 points
Pre- or Post-Test: 20 points
If you assign a different point value, the grade will scale when it is passed back from Credo, e.g. a 4/5 will scale to 8/10 or 80/100. However, if you change the point value after students have taken the quiz, any grades already logged in the grade column will not automatically rescore (this is a function of Canvas' system, not Credo).
Make sure not to assign a point value of 0, which will cause all student scores to display in the gradebook as 0.
Display Grade as: Points
Submission Type: External Tool
Step 3: Click on "Find" next to "Enter or Find External Tool URL"
Locate the Credo InfoLit tool and and click on the search icon:
Select the Quiz or Test of your choice. As you are creating an Assignment, make sure the content you are selecting shows as [Graded]
Scroll to the bottom and click on "Submit".
Then "Select"
Step 4: Check and refine optional settings:
Add to an Assignment Group
Check "Do not count towards the final grade" if you do not want the score automatically included in the final grade for the course.
Click "Load this tool in a new tab" if you would like the link to open in a new tab, not embedded within the page.
Step 5: Click "Save and Publish" if you want to publish the assignment right away, or just "Save" if you will publish it later. The new assignment should display either embedded in the page or as a link to open in a new window, depending on the setting selected.
Optional: Adding the assignment to a module
Optional Step 1: Go to Modules in the left-hand navigation.
Optional Step 2: Choose a module you'd like to add the link to, and click the + icon.
Optional Step 3: In the Add Item popup, for the "Add" dropdown, select "assignment." then select the item you created earlier (you may need to scroll down the list to locate it), select the indentation level you desire, then click "Add Item."
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Adding an External Tool URL to a Module - ungraded content
Note: This option should be used for ungraded content (tutorials and videos) only. See here for adding links for graded content.
Step 1: Go to the course and click into the "Modules" page.
Step 2: Locate the Module where you'd like to add the content, or create a new Module by clicking the "+ Module" button at the top of the page.
Click the "+" button on the Module where you want to add an item. This will open the Add Item dialog box.
Step 3: In the Add Item box, select "External Tool" from the list of content types available to add.
Step 4: Locate the Credo InfoLit tool and and click on the search icon:
Step 5: Select the Tutorial or Video of your choice. As you are adding the content directly to a Module, make sure the content you are selecting shows as [Not Graded]
Scroll to the bottom and click on "Submit".
Then "Add Item"
The new item should now appear in the Module. Make sure to click the publish button when you are ready for it to appear to students.